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Harriman State Park

Diamond Mountain Tower Viewpoint–Pine Meadow Lake, 6 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Diamond Mountain Tower Viewpoint–Pine Meadow Lake, 6 lakes is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Ladentown, NY. The route passes Breakneck Pond, Lake Wanoksink and Pine Meadow Lake before reaching Diamond Mountain Tower Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 824 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,263 ft · steepest grade: 26%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Breakneck Road 41.20940, -74.09303
Nearest town Ladentown, NY
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Diamond Mountain Tower Viewpoint–Pine Meadow Lake, 6 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 935–1,265 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: Breakneck Road · 41.20940, -74.09303

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Breakneck Pond.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Breakneck Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 miBear right onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pine Meadow Road West, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Old Woodtown Road West, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Pine Meadow Road West, heading W.
  9. 400 ftPass Lake Wanoksink.
  10. 0.6 miPass Pine Meadow Lake.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miReach Diamond Mountain Tower Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Pine Meadow Road West, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miBear left onto Old Woodtown Road West, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Meadow Road West, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miBear left onto Breakneck Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  18. 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pine-meadow-lake-breakneck-pond-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

59% dirt37% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

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